c:\ application can not run in Win32 mode

d:\ application can not run in Win32 mode

To correct and solve this error, follow this steps:

1. Run Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del or right click on Taskbar)

2. Stop wscript.exe process if available by highlighting the process name and clicking End
Process.
3. Then terminate explorer.exe process.
4. In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).
5. Type “cmd” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.
6. Type the following command one by one followed by hitting Enter key:

del c:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del d:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del e:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a

c, d, e each represents drive letters on Windows system. If there are more drives or partitions
available, continue to command by altering to other drive letter. Note that you must also clean
the autorun files from USB flash drive or portable hard disk as the external drive may also be
infected.
7. In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).
8. Type “regedit” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.
9. Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
10. Check if the value name and value data for the key is correct (the value data of userint.exe
include the path which may be different than C drive, which is also valid, note also the comma
which is also needed):

“Userinit”=”C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,”

If the value is incorrent, modify it to the valid value data.

Problem

when you open any drive letter from your pc it gives the following error

c:\ application can not run in Win32 mode

d:\ application can not run in Win32 mode

Solution

To correct and solve this error follow this procedure

Run Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del or right click on Taskbar)

Stop wscript.exe process if available by highlighting the process name and clicking End
Process.

Then terminate explorer.exe process.

In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).

Type “cmd” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.

Type the following command one by one followed by hitting Enter key

del c:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del d:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del e:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a

c, d, e each represents drive letters on Windows system. If there are more drives or
partitions available, continue to command by altering to other drive letter. Note that you
must also clean the autorun files from USB flash drive or portable hard disk as the
external drive may also be infected.

In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run…).

Type “regedit” (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.

Navigate to the following registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Check if the value name and value data for the key is correct (the value data of
userint.exe include the path which may be different than C drive, which is also valid, note
also the comma which is also needed)

“Userinit”=”C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,”

If the value is incorrent, modify it to the valid value data.

3. There is two solution

1 Go to Start/Run and type :

reg.exe add "HKCR\Drive\shell" /ve /d "none" /f

then type:

regsvr32 shell32.dll
2. To correct and solve this error, follow this steps:
1. Run Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del or right click on Taskbar)
2. Stop wscript.exe process if available by highlighting the process name and clicking End
Process.
3. Then terminate explorer.exe process.
4. In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run?).
5. Type ?cmd? (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.
6. Type the following command one by one followed by hitting Enter key:
del c:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del d:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
del e:\autorun.* /f /s /q /a
c, d, e each represents drive letters on Windows system. If there are more drives or partitions
available, continue to command by altering to other drive letter. Note that you must also clean the
autorun files from USB flash drive or portable hard disk as the external drive may also be
infected.
7. In Task Manager, click on File -> New Task (Run?).
8. Type ?regedit? (without quotes) into the Open text box and click OK.
9. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
10. Check if the value name and value data for the key is correct (the value data of userint.exe
include the path which may be different than C drive, which is also valid, note also the comma
which is also needed):
?Userinit?=?C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,?
If the value is incorrent, modify it to the valid value data.
regards
Sadanand